Large-scale structure cosmology from low to high redshiftClose to a decade in the making, the imminent DESI experiment (desi.lbl.gov <http://desi.lbl.gov/> ) promises to revolutionise  our understanding of Dark Energy and extend large-scale structure studies to z~2. But what comes next?  The unprecedented depth of LSST will enable 'dropout' selection of Lyman-break galaxies at z~3 and 4 that prove ideal ...
The ALPHA Collaboration at CERN has combined antiprotons and positrons to create and probe antihydrogen atoms. ALPHA can now store over 1000 antihydrogen atoms at a time for thousands of seconds. We have developed techniques to conduct precision physics using minimal numbers of antiatoms. The comparison of antihydrogen and hydrogen ...
In this talk, I will first discuss the state of the art high order methods for hydrodynamic simulations. The numerical approximation of the Euler equations of gas dynamics in a moving frame is a common approach for solving many multiphysics problems involving e.g. large deformations, strong shocks and interactions of ...
Gigaton Challenges in Climate-Tech InnovationDavid Danielson, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, will put forward grand challenges to the Stanford community in energy & food/agriculture technology that represent opportunities to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 0.5 Gtons/year CO2-equivalent, from 1,000 hours grid batteries to zero-emissions cows and everything in between. He will also discuss ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum PhysicsMonday Night Philosophy and almost all physicists agree that quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a not-so-scientific brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
The Green New Deal calls for eliminating fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy sources within a decade a large-scale investment in jobs, infrastructure, and technology. Is this plan ambitious and achievable…or not economically or technically feasible? Are there precedents in American history that can shed light on this debate? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Modeling Turbulent Particle-laden FlowsThe need for cloud modeling is vital for weather prediction. Weather forecasts can be difficult to create accurately because of a limited understanding of rain formation. By studying how droplets grow and form in clouds on a small scale, forecasters can improve their knowledge of larger cloud processes and dynamics, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Tuesday, 05/14/19
Soil Health Series: Drought, Climate Change, & SoilsCalifornia's drought discussions have been dominated by media attention and public discourse about the supply of water while the impact on soil resources has been largely ignored. Hear Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor specializing in soils) discuss climate change and drought through a soils lens, and learn how soil depletion ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Networks of the Future, Emerging Technologies for 5G and BeyondThe challenges of network connectivity and edge computing has driven research in Millimeter Waves, Small cells, MIMO, Beam-forming, Optical transport, semiconductor technologies and to help realize the 5G vision of tactile internet applications and beyond. Industry and governments are pushing to support wider & shared spectrum, massive & mission critical ...
Annie Notthoff is the Senior Western Advocacy Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco and Sacramento, working on a broad range of initiatives to promote climate action, public health and environmental protection. She led NRDC’s efforts to get many of California’s nationally significant environmental laws enacted ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $10
Keto to Life: the Cutting Edge of Nutrition Geroscience in an Aging WorldHow does a ketogenic diet affect aging and memory? Exercise, fasting, and dietary restriction all work to promote health by activating specific cellular signaling pathways. Learn about an emerging signaling metabolite, the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate, and the roles it may have in responding to stressors and regulating healthspan.Speaker: John Newman, ...
7:00-7:25: Hughen/Starkweather(Visual Artists) on "Shifting Shorelines"A series of works in which they examine the complex factors that contribute to changing shorelines...Read more7:25-7:50: Peter Maravelis(City Lights) on "Schizo-curation: Transcending the boundaries of spectatorship"The relationship between audience, artist/writer/musician, and curator in the age of fake news...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Signs of Time: Leonardo's History of the Earth and the Faith of ManBased on insightful observations and daring hypotheses, Leonardo da Vinci was among the first to hold that Earth has a long history marked by continuous transformations. In his view, these changes could create environmental conditions that would make life of humans and animals impossible. This talk will explore Leonardo's understanding ...
Developing and deploying robots is hard, and harder still when the robots are sent to far-off places where they cannot be easily helped or serviced. Open Robotics aims to ease that difficulty through the use of high-quality open-source software for robot programming, simulation, and testing. In this seminar, Brian Gerkey ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Sustainability Science at ScaleAlmost two decades ago, “Sustainability Science†was born as a new field of research defined by the “types of problems it addresses rather than by the disciplines it employs†and "serves the need for advancing both knowledge and action by creating a dynamic bridge between the two". Building bridges among ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Three graduate school presentations at the Rosenberg InstituteRosenberg Institute Seminar SeriesEpifaunal Community Recovery in San Francisco Estuary Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds Following a Low Salinity PeriodSpeaker: Geana AyalaComparison of Respiration and Metabolic Rates of Microhabitats and Cryptic Species of Leptasterias spp.Speaker: Gabrielle RupertThe invasive ribbed mussel's impacts on the infaunal invertebrate community in Gallinas Creek, San Pablo ...
It Takes a Pride: A Coalition of Conservationists Save Lions In just 25 years, we have lost half of Africa’s lions through poaching, human-lion conflict, and habitat loss. In beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda, lions also face targeted poisoning, a crisis that can only be met when people work together.Oakland Zoo has partnered with the Lion Recovery Fund to ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
Charon, Pluto’s Companion: What We’re Learning from New HorizonsPluto’s large moon Charon turned out to be far more interesting than astronomers expected. Pluto was the star of the New Horizons show, but the features on Charon’s surface tell a fascinating tale of how icy worlds could form far from the gravitational influences of the giant planets. There is ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Finding Inner Peace and Calm through MeditationMay is National Meditation Month! Come learn about the journey of finding lasting peace, happiness and a greater sense of well-being through meditation, as well as hearing about the way meditation enhances brain function. Stanford University professor Dr. Manish Saggar will share a simple meditation technique, explained and practiced during ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #108: Lyme, Mimes, and Peopling of the New World!An anthropological archaeologist, a disease ecologist, and a mime walk into a bar, and after a few drinks - wait, sorry, we’ve definitely done this joke before, and the mime does NOT like to talk about it. Ba-dum-bump tss! But seriously, folks, you really need to walk into the Rickshaw ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Thursday, 05/16/19
Focusing on What is In Front of Your Nose: Astrophysics with CMB ExperimentsCurrent and forthcoming CMB experiments such as the South Pole Telescope, Simons Observatory, and CMB-S4 image, or will image, a large area of the sky on daily scales in the 60-250 GHz band to probe a wide variety of exciting physics in the early universe. Contaminating this view of the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Imaging Upper-Mantle Structure under USArray using Long-period Reflection SeismologyThe USArray seismic data have led to greatly improved images of upper-mantle structure under the contiguous United States, both from tomography to invert for volumetric heterogeneity and receiver-function studies to probe mantle discontinuities. Here I introduce an alternative approach to imaging mantle discontinuities that exploits long-period S-wave reflections seen in ...
Extreme environmental disturbances are expected to increase in frequency and intensity with continuing anthropogenic climate change. However, we know little about what determines resilience or susceptibility to extreme events, or how population dynamics may influence and be influenced by population genomic change. We explore how marine species responded to two ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
CEOs in Energy: A Special PanelThe panel will broadly cover innovation and entrepreneurship in the energy sector, with special perspective on what it's like to found and run disruptive companies in the energy and sustainability space.The panel will feature not one, not two, but THREE CEOs from the energy sector: Sandra Kwak (Founder + CEO ...
Synchrotron-Based Measurements of Pyrites and PigmentsSpeaker: Sam Webb, SLAC
Where: StanfordCost: Free
NightLife in Space: CosmosGet trippy as NightLife travels far out to the ends of the observable universe with a dive into some of the greatest cosmic mysteries of our time, from the Fermi paradox to the multiverse and dark matter to magnetic fields in space.Explore some of the mind-blowing imagery produced by SOFIA ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Different species in the plant family, Solanaceae including the genera Datura, Brugmansia, Nicotiana, Atropa, Hyoscyamus, and Mandragora are used as inebriants and as medicinal plants. We will explore the cultural and pharmacological importance of Datura and related species. FDA approved pharmaceuticals e.g., atropine and scopolamine have been extracted from these ...
Kick off the inaugural MAX (Media, Arts, Exploration) Festival at the Exploratorium as we celebrate humanity’s modern frontier: space. Illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences, the MAX Festival has gathered local and international artists who explore the new space age.Space Travel Sci-Fi Style With Sarah Hotchkiss 7:00 p.m. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
The Gulf of the Farallones lies within an “Eastern Boundary Current System,†one of five such current systems around the world, where cold ocean currents and other environmental factors lead to high ocean productivity; an estimated 85-95% of the world’s seafood originates from these five systems. Peter’s talk will cover ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 donation for non members.
Sonoma County Mycological Assoc. monthly meetingCome identify mushrooms (and bring your mushrooms for identification), and hear a guest speaker. This month's speaker Kiki LeSeed Open to the public.
Live and immersive arts at The Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, and Z Space. A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth.Presented by MAX, dedicated to Illuminating scientific exploration ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Advance full pass $59-$99 or at venue
Friday, 05/17/19
Alcatraz Historic Garden TourBeginning in 2003, the Garden Conservancy formed a partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the NPS to rehabilitate the Historic Gardens of Alcatraz. Join Shelagh Fritz (Project Manager of the Gardens), to learn about the preservation process of a cultural landscapes: through the planning stages, preparation of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Two KIPAC Tea TalksLine Intensity Mapping with COMAPSpeaker: Dongwoo ChungTBASpeaker: Noemie Globus
Maker Faire Bay Area - FRIDAY@MakerFaireImmerse yourself in creative culture with over 800 exhibits and 8+ presentation and performance stages - all showcasing the creative and experimental folks who make, play, tinker and hack in areas like:+ Robotics + Large-scale and kinetic art + Digital & analog fabrication + Electronics + Cosplay + Craft, ...
Where: San MateoCost: $75 Adults, $35 Students and Youth
Live and immersive arts at The Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, and Z Space. A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth.Presented by MAX, dedicated to Illuminating scientific exploration ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Advance full pass $59-$99 or at venue
Saturday, 05/18/19
Free science gear for educators and researchersBiolink Depot, a 12 year-old charitable organization, collects science supplies and equipment and then distributes them for free through a series of open houses.The next open house is in Oakland on May 18 (Saturday).Any teacher or researcher from an accredited institution can register for this event. There is a large ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Wildflower Walk at Presidio Coastal BluffsWhat are those blooming beauties in the park? It’s springtime, and it’s time to find out! Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship team on a leisurely walk to learn about the folklore, medicinal uses, and biology of wildflowers. Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and an appreciation ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Maker Faire Bay AreaImmerse yourself in creative culture with over 800 exhibits and 8+ presentation and performance stages - all showcasing the creative and experimental folks who make, play, tinker and hack in areas like:+ Robotics + Large-scale and kinetic art + Digital & analog fabrication + Electronics + Cosplay + Craft, ...
Where: San MateoCost: $40 Adults, $25 Students and Youth
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Bird eggs of the Bay Area - Scavenger HuntThe Environmental Volunteers are hosting a family scavenger hunt around the baylands preserve! Join us and enjoy the outdoors, while learning about the birds of the bay area! Win some prizes too!Find the eggs!The hunt is on for hidden informational placards about different bay area birds (and their eggs!), hidden ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: free
MAX Festival at the Exploratorium 2019Join us for the inaugural MAX (Media, Arts, Exploration) Festival at the Exploratorium as we celebrate humanity’s modern frontier: space. Illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences, the MAX Festival has gathered local and international artists who explore the new space age.Spacewoman of the Underground With Christine Zuecher ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Science Lecture - Climate change in US national parksFrom wildfires burning in Yosemite National Park, California, to glaciers melting in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, published scientific research has detected changes in United States national parks and attributed them to human-caused climate change. Since 1895, climate change has exposed the national parks to twice the heating of the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Open House: Going Back Through TimeWant to travel back in time? Come to the open house at the Children’s Natural History Museum! Dr. Angeline Catena, a professor and paleontologist known for her work with Bolivian fossils will take children and their families on a journey to explore Ice Age era Fremont. The expedition will start ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Full Moon Night HikeHave you ever wondered what animals come out after the sun goes down? Now is your chance to find out! Â The Youth Science Institute's Night Hike is back by popular demand. Come join us for a mild walk through Alum Rock Park and discover who is waking up as the ...
Where: San JoseCost: $15
Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy ExistenceOur universe changes every day. It was different in the past, and it will be different in the future. This is something we just learned about a hundred years ago, and we're still wrestling with the implications. Including, but not limited to, the fact that someday no more stars will ...
Live and immersive arts at The Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, and Z Space. A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth.Presented by MAX, dedicated to Illuminating scientific exploration ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Advance full pass $59-$99 or at venue
Sunday, 05/19/19
Maker Faire Bay AreaImmerse yourself in creative culture with over 800 exhibits and 8+ presentation and performance stages - all showcasing the creative and experimental folks who make, play, tinker and hack in areas like:+ Robotics + Large-scale and kinetic art + Digital & analog fabrication + Electronics + Cosplay + Craft, ...
Where: San MateoCost: $40 Adults, $25 Students and Youth
What We Gain From What Was Lost: Eelgrass Restoration Success in Elkhorn SloughSeagrasses are in global decline despite restoration efforts. To date, the majority of these efforts have been unsuccessful. Locally, Elkhorn Slough suffered massive seagrass loss in the mid 1900s. Since 1980, there has been some natural recovery in the slough - though small relative to historical extent. Unfortunately, that rate ...
